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UNITED NATIONS, United States, Dec 8, 2023 (AFP) – The United States on Friday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have called for an immediate ceasefire in the intense fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. Washington dashed a growing clamor for an immediate ceasefire that had been led by UN chief Antonio Guterres and Arab nations. American envoy Robert Wood said the resolution was “divorced from reality” and “would have not moved […]
UNITED NATIONS, United States, June 19, 2023 (AFP) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday that countries must tackle the “underlying conditions that can lead to terrorism,” such as poverty, to prevent such violence from spreading. “While we have made some significant gains over the years, terrorism and violent extremism continue to take root and grow,” he told a conference on the subject in New York. Guterres called on nations to “stand as one against […]
The UN secretary-general on Monday denounced the “devastation” caused by Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine during a Security Council meeting chaired by Russia’s foreign minister. Antonio Guterres said in front of Sergei Lavrov that the Russian invasion was a violation of international law and is “causing massive suffering” to the Ukrainian people. He added it was “adding to the global economic dislocation triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic.” Lavrov was chairing a meeting on “effective multilateralism” through […]
The UN secretary-general warned Monday that the violence between warring parties in Sudan “could engulf the whole region and beyond.” Antonio Guterres told a meeting of the UN Security Council on multilateralism that the situation in Sudan “continues to worsen.” At least 427 people have been killed and almost 4,000 wounded in ten days of fighting between forces loyal to two rival generals. “The violence must stop. It risks a catastrophic conflagration within Sudan that […]
Climate change issue also discussed as both leaders call for concrete meaningful actions to address climate emergency (Eagle News) — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. met with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on the sidelines of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and discussed more areas of “cooperation and support.” The meeting happened on Tuesday, September 20 in New York (Wednesday, Sept. 21 Manila time). “The Secretary-General and President Marcos discussed […]
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Tuesday for solidarity and cooperation to address a “world in peril” at the opening of the 77th United Nations General Assembly. “We face a world in peril across our work to advance peace, human rights and sustainable development,” Guterres said, citing conflicts and climate change, a “broken global financial system,” poverty, inequality, hunger and divisions. “Addressing common challenges will require continued solidarity as […]
by Sajjad TARAKZAI, with Emma CLARK and Ahsraf KHAN in Sukkur Agence France-Presse ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AFP) — United Nations chief Antonio Guterres began a two-day visit to flood-hit Pakistan Friday that officials hope will boost global support for a humanitarian crisis affecting millions. A third of the country is under water — an area the size of the United Kingdom — following record rains brought by what Guterres has described as “a monsoon on steroids”. […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) — Russia’s defence ministry on Friday confirmed it had carried out an air strike on Kyiv during a visit by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. “High-precision, long-range air-based weapons of the Russian Aerospace Forces have destroyed the production buildings of the Artyom missile and space enterprise in Kyiv,” the ministry said in its daily briefing on the conflict in Ukraine. Ukraine said Friday that one person had been killed in the strike […]
by Joshua Melvin with Emmanuel Peuchot in Kharkiv Agence France Presse Russian forces pressed their offensive in south and east Ukraine on Friday after bombarding its capital during a visit by the United Nations’ chief. At least three people were wounded in strikes late Thursday in the western part of Kyiv, the first in the capital in nearly two weeks, which came after Guterres toured Bucha and other suburbs where Moscow is alleged to have […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said during a visit to Moscow Tuesday that he was looking to find ways to stop the fighting in Ukraine as quickly as possible. “We are extremely interested in finding ways in order to create the conditions for effective dialogue, create the conditions for a ceasefire as soon as possible, create the conditions for a peaceful solution,” Guterres said at the start of talks with Russian […]
World leaders on Thursday condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with Western capitals vowing to escalate sanctions against Moscow while the head of the United Nations demanded the conflict end immediately. Key reactions: – US President Joe Biden – “The prayers of the entire world are with the people of Ukraine tonight as they suffer an unprovoked and unjustified attack by Russian military forces,” Biden said shortly after the operation began. He warned “Russia alone is […]
UN Secretary General Guterres: “This conflict must stop now” (Eagle News) – United Nations Secretary General once again appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin, this time asking him to “bring back” his troops to Russia to avoid devastating consequences of a war in Ukraine that would have an impact globally. “This is the saddest moment in my tenure the Secretary General of the United Nations. I started this meeting of the Security Council addressing […]
